The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon Mani + Review + Giveaway

The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon
Pub Date: November 1, 2016
Source: arc

Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story.

Daniel: I’ve always been the good son, the good student, living up to my parents’ high expectations. Never the poet. Or the dreamer. But when I see her, I forget about all that. Something about Natasha makes me think that fate has something much more extraordinary in store—for both of us.

The Universe: Every moment in our lives has brought us to this single moment. A million futures lie before us. Which one will come true?

Everything Everything was one of my favorite books from 2015, so getting an arc of The Sun Is Also A Star at BookCon was one of my major highlights of the day! Which, surprise, I got signed by Nicola Yoon so I could spread the love with a giveaway! So don’t forget to enter that all the way at the end of the post.

So, how was TSIAAS? Pretty f*cking amazing! Pardon my language but this book was seriously mind blowing. Have you ever watched a movie where everything that happens is just lining up perfectly and your mind is on fire because you see all of it but the characters are blissfully unaware. That was this book. This book has alternate POV’s switching from Daniel to Natasha and back and forth, but then there’s more! Nicola does something that I have yet to experience, there’s a third POV and it’s not just one character, it’s the whole universe! We get insight to the things happening in the past and all around Natasha and Daniel in the present. Not too mention there’s a good amount of learning involved! Like the little fun fact that new lovers and coccaine addicts have very similar brain activity, the more you know!

I found it extremely easy to relate to both Natasha and Daniel. It’s like my whole thoughts on love and the world and everything is a mashup of these two characters. They represent the optimistic (Daniel) and pessimistic (Natasha) sides to my life perfectly. I caught some major feelings while reading this book.

It’s hard to tell you the exact reasons why this book is amazing without giving lots of stuff away, but trust me when I say Nicola Yoon knocked it out of the park once again with this one, and I can’t wait for everyone to read it! The writing is lovely, the characters are beautiful, the ending is like woah! It’s just everything we deserve in a book!

So I painted my nails to match the book 🙂

I had SO much fun experimenting with this manicure! I’ve been wanting to try ombre nails for a little while now, and since this cover has some lovely colors I figured it was perfect to try! I also wanted to do a mixed mani, so I made each finger something different. Still my favorite nail is the ombre!

To get this look I used my nameless little OPI white -which I’m quickly running out of since I use it so much-, Orange Fix by Maybelline Color Show, Cyber by Sally Hansen, and Flirty by Sally Hansen. For each nail that isn’t the ombre, I used a dotting tool to make the polka dots, star, sun, and starburst pattern resembling the one string art one of the cover. To get the ombre look it’s actually easier than you would think. All you need are the colors you want, and a makeup sponge. That’s it!

Just paint lines onto the brush in the order you want and then press the sponge onto your nail! Easy peasy. What I learned after doing this is that for shorter nails, like mine, you’ll want to make the lines thinner so all the colors get on your nail evenly. I ended up having a mostly purple and orange nail with a very small line of pink. But that’s why we try things right!

I’m was so happy with the finished product on this one, and I’m excited to start to branch out and experiment even more! I only wish I were a better artist ;P

Hope you enjoyed my nails! Please don’t forget to enter the giveaway below! I would love for you to win a signed ARC of this amazing book!